Re: alfa-digest V7 #995

[Pottree@domain.elided]

In a message dated 08/25/1999 2:55:27 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:

<< I
 think the ostensible reason for Alfa to bring over a 156 was simply to
 support a celebration of Italian culture and style. Being the featured
 marque at CI is somewhat of an honor. I also think they didn't want to
 spend the money to bring over a boatload of priceless relics from the
 Alfa museum. Alfa basically brought in one car, a standard production
 model right off the line. Other than the presence of Da Silva himself,
 I thought their support was rather minimal.  >>

According to what I heard at the event, at the last moment Alfa decided to 
minimize even the minimal support and not send ANY cars; an employee who was 
coming to the CI had his personal car shipped over ay his own expense so 
there would be a new model at the concours.  I don't know is this is true, 
but the light blue 156 at last year's CI, though beautiful, was not fresh off 
the assembly line.

Charlie
AROSC

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